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Govt's Rs 76,000-cr plan to woo chip makers, create semiconductor ecosystem
Domestic fabless players to get support via design-linked incentive
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Q3 global semiconductor market reaches $150 billion, Samsung ranks 1st
The global semiconductor market surpassed USD 150 billion in the third quarter of this year. Samsung Electronics topped the market, beating the US Intel.According to related industries on the 10th, market research firm Omdia said in its recent report that global semiconductor market sales in the third quarter of 2021 reached USD 153.2 billion (about 180.406 trillion won). This is an increase of 7.6 per cent from the previous quarter.Omdia explained that third-quarter sales were led by seasonal demand, strong memory sales, and chip shortages. However, the growth rate was slightly less than the annual average of 7.9 per cent from 2002 to last year.In the third quarter, the global semiconductor market was led by strong sales of memory products such as DRAM and NAND flash. The memory market grew 12 per cent from the previous quarter.In particular, the NAND flash market significantly expanded. NAND sales in the third quarter amounted to USD 18.7 billion, up 13.8 per cent from USD 16.4 ...
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Global chip shortage continuing until H2 2022, claims Samsung
Amid the global chip shortfall, the South Korean tech giant Samsung believes that the chip shortage will continue up until the second half of 2022.
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Qualcomm leans into cameras, gaming with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform
Qualcomm said that more than a dozen phone makers, including Xiaomi, Sony and Honor, have signed up to use the new chips and that phones featuring it will be on the market before the end of the year
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Carmakers rethink production strategies to deal with global chip shortage
The shortage, due to supply problems and a surge in demand for consumer electricals during the pandemic, has hit the auto industry hard
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UK reports lowest car output since 1956 amid semiconductor chip shortage
A total of 64,729 cars rolled off British production lines, data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed.
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Samsung to pick Taylor, Texas, for its $17 billion chip plant: Report
The WSJ said Texas Governor Greg Abbott was scheduled to make an "economic announcement" on Tuesday at 5 p.m. (2300 GMT).
White House spurns Intel plan to boost chip production in China
The situation underscores the challenges of the chip shortage, which has hobbled the tech and auto industries
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TSMC, Sony partner for new $7 billion chip factory in Japan
The new factory had previously been announced last month by TSMC CEO C.C. Wei, although at the time, it had yet to be approved by TSMC's board of directors
Top chipmakers set to submit semiconductor data to US govt
Leading South Korean companies Samsung Electronics and SK hynix were set to hand over their semiconductor data to the US government by Monday (US time)
Chipmaker Nvidia's 2021 stock rally nears 130% as retail investors jump in
The advance added $80 billion to the company's valuation
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Nintendo can't fulfil Switch holiday demand, cuts forecast on chip shortage
Nintendo Co Ltd on Thursday cut its full year Switch sales forecast by 6%
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Qualcomm's outlook adds to signs that chip crunch is on cusp of easing
The chipmaker is now more adept at getting its hands on scarce parts
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EU opens probe into Nvidia's $40 bn acquisition of chip maker Arm
Semiconductors are everywhere in products and devices that we use everyday as well as in infrastructure such as data centres.
Chip shortage may last up to two years, say Qualcomm and Intel
Qualcomm projects that some demand-supply equilibrium may be achieved by early 2022, but shortage in automobile sector may last longer
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Government planning semiconductor design-linked incentive policy
Global majors such as Qualcomm, Intel, Mediatek, Infineon, and Texas Instruments have their research and development in India which contribute in the development of their chipsets.
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Chip crunch to hit Renault 2021 production harder than forecast
Renault's production losses in 2021 due to a global semiconductor shortage will be far larger than previously forecast, the French carmaker said on Friday, though it maintained its profit outlook help
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Power crunch, chip shortage, green goal: China's challenges are growing
State planners have to balance their industrial ambitions with focus on lowering energy consumption and carbon emissions.
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Chip shortage: Auto retailers staring at huge losses this festive season
Automobile retailers are staring at huge losses this festive season as manufacturers struggle with vehicle dispatches to dealerships amid the ongoing semiconductor shortage crisis
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TSMC, Sony plan joint chip unit with $7.15-bn help from Japan govt
The plant in Kumamoto, southern Japan, is expected to produce semiconductors for automobiles, camera image sensors and other products which have been hit by a global chip shortage
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